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Radio 4,17 May 2026,30 mins

Is Britain ungovernable?

The World This Weekend

Available for 29 days

Pull on your flares and wait for the lights to go out: it's the 70s all over again. We speak to political grandee Lord Heseltine and ask what's behind the exhaustion many people feel with the state of the country. And, with the help of two former government insiders, we'll discuss how to tackle the political churn and change the direction of travel.

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